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So now that we have cleared up the "fringe group aspect" of your argument let's delve into this one. Government is supposed to do what's best for its citizens, deciding what is best is where the debate lies. Is it best to go around hollering "America First" when you discuss the subject of military alliances? How many allies do you think you will end up with after a few years of that? "Moderate Dog Mattis" was correct when he pointed that exceedingly poor messaging out. As far as globalism is concerned I was arguing against it while Reagan and Thatcher were busy dismantling the unions for the sake of conservative purity, once that was accomplished there was no effective opposition left to argue against it. I hate trade agreements designed to enrich capital while impoverishing labor but we lost most of our industrial capacity long ago so rebuilding that for the sake of national security is going to take some time. And if we have to elect fascists to get that accomplished then it's not worth it (apparently they are reluctant to relinquish power at the appropriate time). Let the "anybody that disagrees with Trumps positions is a fool" tirade begin…Much of the GOP is lost in the wilderness. I would like to ask you, why is it a bad thing to care more about the citizens of your own country than the rest of the world? Isn't that what government is for? What's the purpose of a national government if it isn't to create the conditions for its people to thrive?
The authors said the Trump administration was undermining an international order that is to America's advantage by devaluing the role allies and international institutions play in securing American interests.
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Biden should toss all of Trump's 'America First' policies
"We hope they will quickly revise the national security strategy to eliminate 'America First' from its contents," Mattis and three others wrote.
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